Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-03
IN FAR-OFF CHINA.

Bishop Boone Tells of the Christian
Work hat is Being Done here.
Bishop William ]. Boone. of Shanghai,
China, brother of Rev. Thomas Boone,
preached at Christ Church yesterday
morning. His sermon was on missionary
work in China. He took for his text
Isaiah Xix, 10: "BeholG these shall come
from far; ard, 10, these from the North
and from the West; and these from the
land of Sinim."
There is no doubt. said the Bishop, that
CHINA is the land OF Sinim mentioned by
tho prophet. His discourse was chiefly
descriptive OF the Outstanding lnflu-
ences that are at work among the follow
ers OF Coniucius. The chief cause, he
said, of Chlna's lack of progress in the
past was internal dissension. Conflict
between the North and South placed the
entire country under barbarian rule
The people lost their energy and were
content to leave things as they were.
Development was very slow, There
have been great changes, however, in the
past few years. In matters OF trade and
commerce there have been wonderful de-
VelOpments.
The city of Han Kow, 600 miles in the
interior of the empire, now has teie-
raphic communication with the outside
world. The foreign companies that FORM
erly bought tea in China and placed it in
the great markets at enormous profits
now have TO compete with the Chinese
merchant, whose knowledge OF the trade
places him in position where he is able
To better protect bls interests. Foreign
MANAGEMENT OF the great steamer lines
has been supplanted by native MANAGE
ment, aud now the navigation lines on
the great rivers of China are managed
equally as successfully by the Chinese as
they were by foreigners. In diplomacy and
in all fields Of discussion, whether in lItera-
ture or religion, the Chinese are becoming
educated. In making the voyage to China
via the Suez canal the Chinese are found
IN the great cosmopolitan communities
along the route holding their place a.
business and professional men alpnI- tide
OF those oi other nationalities. fns'
There arein China over 300,000,Do0 peo-
pie. The taking up OF Christian
work in this great heather coun-
try was difllcult undertaking.
The father OF Bishop Boone, when
he desired TO undertake il, was met
with almost every encouragement, But
to all he replied that he would devote
his life 90 the WORK II 1t were
but TO oil the hinges OF the
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the Christian world. He was twenty
seven years engaged in the Cnrlstianizing
Of the Chinese. The results OF mis- labOrs
tor many years were hardly visible. In
the city OF Foo-Chow there are now 5000
converts. the result OF one mission. In the
present Bishop Boone's mission there are
alone 1000 young Chinese men and
women under Instruction. 4 few years
ago there were but 5000 or 1000 converts
in the whole empire where there are now
estimated 10 be 10000.
The Bishop has sixteen ordained ma
tive preachers engaged with MIN in his
great work and thirteen candidates for
holy orders. lie outlined the method OF
establishing schools and missions and
pictured the almost unsurmountabled diff.
culties tAat are met with. Nv e
are not striving no said ITO
establish the American Church nor